Belt buckle



Oct. 28, 1930;

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111:; ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 28 1930 NI E f S ATES EDWIN 5. mix, OFROCHESTER, NEwYoaK, AssrGNoR 'ro Hickok MANUFACTURING V PATE j1 iCOMPANY, INC- OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK BELTBUCKLE Application filed October 14,1927. Serial No. 226,214.

The present invention relates to belt buck.-

les and an'object of the invention is to improve the front face of thattype of buckle in which one end of the belt is anchored on a buckle bodywhile the other end of the belt overlaps the. anchoring end and, is heldto the buckle body by amovable member having a portion passing throughanopening inthe overlapping end of the belt. Another object of theinvention is to provide a projection for anchoring one end of a belt tothe buckle constructed so thattension on the "belt in one directiontends to retain the projection in holding position and tension on thebelt in the other direction causes the projection to release the belt.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter do scribed; thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a buckle constructed in accordance with thisinvention;

Fig. 2 shows the pivoted anchoring member for the overlapping end ofthe'belt thrown to releasing position;

Fig. 3 is a section through the buckle on the line 33, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the buckle showing the pivoted anchoring membermoved to releasing position; and

Fig. 5 is a rear face view of the buckle.

In the illustrated embodiment of the in- Vention there is employed abuckle body, which in this instance, is formed from one piece of sheetmetal. The body comprises a frontformed bytwo plates 1 and 2 separatedby a space or opening 3 and connected at their ends to sides 4 whichextend rearwardly and are provided with inwardly extended flanges 5acting as means for guiding a belt end 9 on the rear face of the front.

Any suitable means may be employed for anchoring the other end' of thebelt to the buckle frame or body, but a novel means is hereinillustrated supported by the sides 4 in spaced relation to the front.This means, in this instance, comprises two projections 6 extendingtoward each other from the rear edges of the sides 4 adjacent one end ofthe buckle frame. Preferably these projections are formed fromsheetmetal and are curved transversely in order to give them rigidityand at the same time to prevent the forma t'ion of sharp edges to cutthebelt end '1 passed about the two projections 6. Theprojections belt.Throughthese openings is adapted to be passed a projection 11 arrangedat one edge of a swinging plate 12 which is pivoted at the end of thebuckle body opposite the end to which the belt end 7 is secured. It willbe noted thatthis projectionlies between the hinge of the plate '2 andthe anchoring projections 6 and'within the opening or space between theplates 1 and 2. In this instance, the plate 2 has slots '18 at its outeredge through which operate sleeves 14 formed on the hinged edge of theplate 12. Theplate 12, when securing the belt end 9,-overlies and coversthe plate 2, being substantially equal in width to the platel so thatthe two plates 1" and 12 form similar areas which may be 'readilyprovided with monograms or other designs to ornament the buckle as awhole. The tongue-11 extends at an acute angleto the plane of thebeltand the plate 12 with the result that when itlies in one of the open-"ings 10, tension on the belt 'in the direction of use tends to holdthemember 12 against the plate 2, but movement, of the belt 9 in theopposite direction tends todisplaoe the tongue 11 from the opening 10and facilitates the removal of the belt.- The plate 12 has side flanges15 lying onthe outer faces of the side 4 and serving as fingerpiecesthrough which the anchoring member for the perforated'end 9 of thebelt maybe moved; 7

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a buckleoperating on a principle similar to that of a tongue buckle but soconstructed that it may be readily made from sheet metal and at the sametime lending itself to ornamentation. A tongue or projection is providedwhich automatically acts to hold itself in retaining position and may bemoved to releasing position by a movement of the belt in the otherdirection.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a belt buckle, the combination with a buckle body comprising afront having an opening between its ends, sides extending rearwardlyfrom the front and flanges extending toward each other from the sides inspaced relation to the front, of means supported by the sides adjacentone end of the body toanchor one end of the belt, said means beingspaced from the front piece in order that the other end of the belt maybe passed between the sides to overlap the endof the belt secured bysaid means, and a belt anchoring means pivoted at the opposite end ofthe buckle body, extending over a portion of the front and having aprojection extending rearwardly through the opening and engaging thatend of the beltwhich overlaps the end secured by said first mentionedanchoring means.

2. In a belt buckle, the combination with a buckle body formed of sheetmetal and comprising a front, sides extending rearwardly from andconnected by the front, and spaced flanges extending toward each otherfrom the rear edges of the sides, of anchoring means for one end ofabelt embodying two projections extending toward each other in rear ofthe front from the sides adjacent one end of the buckle body and spacedfrom the ends of said flanges and also spacedfrom the front to permit abelt end to be passed between the projections and the front and meansfor securing the other end of the belt.

8. In a belt buckle, the combination with a buckle body formed of sheetmetal and comprising a front, sides extending rearwardly from andconnected by the front, and spaced flanges extending toward each otherfrom the rear edges of the sides, of anchoring means for one end of abelt embodying twoprojections extending toward each other from the sidesin rear of the front adjacent one end of the buckle body and spaced fromthe ends of said flanges and the rear face of the front, saidprojections being curved transversely and means for securing the otherend of the belt.

4. In a belt buckle, the combination with a buckle body comprising twofront plates arranged side by side and spaced apart between theiradjacent edges, and means to guide a belt end on the rear faces of thefront plates, of means arranged at one end of the buckle body foranchoring the other end of a belt, and an anchoring plate pivotallymounted at the opposite end of the buckle body in front of one of thefront plates to cover the latter and having a rcarward projection at itsfree edge adapted to pass between the front plates and through anopening in the belt end movable on the guiding means.

5. In a belt buckle, the combination with a buckle body comprising twofront plates arranged side by side and spaced apart between theiradjacentedges, sides projecting rearwardly from the front plates,flanges projecting inwardly from the sides, the sides and the flangesproviding means for guiding the one end of the belt on the rear spacesof the front plate, of means for anchoring the other end of the belt atone end of the bucklebody, and anchoring means for the EDWIN S. MIX.

